wallpaper, oh how I love thee

I am visiting my childhood home in Kansas City and it CERTAINLY feels like fall, a stark contrast from my sunny California studio location. The leaves are turning these bright, saturated colors and it makes for the most interesting mix of pattern and color. So, my inspiration today is Osborne and Little

I love love love the rich patterns and the opulent colors - very British, very chic!

Pink!

Now, I never consider pink my first choice for a decor colour, but this lovely space from designer Caitlin Moran have changed my mind...

the great San Francisco designer

It was my (very stylish) mother who turned me onto Stephen Shubel, one of San Francisco's most innovative and eclectic designers. I know that many design blogs have featured his work, but I just can't help myself. Check him out if you haven't already! http://stephenshubeldesign.com/

lovely livingrooms!

There are no words for what one can do in a living space. I'll just let these rooms from past House Beautiful issues speak for themselves. Which one is your favorite?




Now, I know animal skin rugs have been done before, but I am particularly fond of this bleached-out, black and white POP of a room. Who wouldn't want to entertain here?

...and finally

a picture from my travels. Ah, to be a girl of 22 again and traveling the world with her girlfriends...I will forever get my design inspiration from traveling. The faces, the people, the colour - its like a lush banquet of design everyday you spend on a trip. I am currently lusting after a few of my friends, who leave for Tibet in a month. Have fun!!!

simple solutions for small spaces

Anyone who lives in a big city knows what its like to live in a small space. Here, designer Michael Potter transforms a Hayes Valley residence from small to chic and spacious.




I just love the juxtaposition of the old and the new!

lovely and modern at the same time: the un-upohlstered chair

designer: cca 2004 graduate Courtney Skott

I stumbled upon this fashionable chair while doing some research on design schools. And I must say - FABULOUS! I love the mix of the feminine print with the masculine form...

...let's start at the very beginning

...it's a very good place to start...

When I was in design school (or for that matter, when I was born) I had dreams of one day owning my own design firm and making beautiful things. I cannot believe that today this is true....